Matt Betz

Matt Betz has extensive experience with Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Community Development Block Grant–Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) programs, buyouts, Uniform Relocation Act (URA) administration, and HUD Section 3 compliance. As the lead for ICF’s coordinated URA work, his teams support federally-funded projects across several industries and funding sources (e.g., FTA, FRA, CDBG-NDR) and are expanding ICF’s presence as a leader of compliant and compassionate URA expertise. As the project manager for North Carolina’s strategic buyout program, Matt is also leading the first CDBG-MIT-funded buyout program in the United States. This includes engaging with and assisting an estimated 3,400 property owners through home sales and incentives and housing counseling. Matt is also using his expertise to provide HUD technical assistance (TA) to grantees administering their own CDBG buyout programs.

Prior to joining ICF, Matt established and implemented several grant programs for Boulder County, Colorado, each with an average reimbursement rate of more than 97%. Matt also previously served as a flood recovery project manager in the establishment of the nation’s first CDBG-DR private access program, using CDBG-DR housing assistance funds awarded to the county and state in 2013. This home access program successfully served mostly low-to-moderate-income residences through creative policymaking and successful advocacy with local, state, and federal partners to support dynamic programmatic solutions.